International food chronicles: Italian pizzerias in Budapest — PHOTOS

Everyone loves pizza and Italian food. However, you can not travel to Italy every week to grab a slice, can you? Discover the best pizzerias in Budapest and forget about the frozen version for good!

Pizza Manufaktura

The Pizza Manufaktura is guaranteed to explode your taste buds. You can try delicious Neapolitan-style pizzas in this laid-back restaurant located in the 9th district.

High-quality ingredients, years of expertise and an authentic Italian atmosphere are the hallmarks of the Pizza Manufaktura.

When it comes to their pizza, there are three categories to choose from: basic, more and royal. You should not miss their Sajtos Barátka (Cheesy friend) pizza. Nothing can better indicate their success than the opening of their new shop, MANU+ pizzeria where you can find also Neapolitan-style pizzas.

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IGEN

In IGEN (YES), the award-winning pizza is to be taken literally. For the first time in Hungary, they won the certificate of the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, ie the Association of True Naples Pizza. Here you are guaranteed to get a real Neapolitan-style pizza that is part of the world heritage. However, there is no shortage of other specialities either.

The smoked cheese- tellicherry pepper pizza and the spinach-gorgonzola pizza are to die for, true taste bombs!

You can even order pizzas made of wholemeal or gluten-free flour, writes enbudapestem.hu. Tucked in the second district of Budapest, IGEN pizzeria will fly you all the way to Italy.

Digó

Visiting DIGÓ pizza during the festival season is a must. However, even if there is nothing to celebrate at the moment, you can still say yes to mouth-wateringly delicious food. You can find them in several places, both in and outside of Budapest, writes nosalty.hu.

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Their pizzas are baked in a wood-fired Neapolitan oven at 480 degrees for less than 90 seconds.

The pizza toppings come from Italy, of course. Their offer includes both simple, classic and special topping varieties. Two good examples for the latter can be the truffle and friarielli pizzas.

Pinocchio Budapest

Pinocchio Pizzeria is a true highlight of Óbuda’s gastronomic scene. It will certainly not be easy to choose from a menu, which is painted on the wall of the pizzeria.

You can not miss the speciality of the place, the Pinocchio pizza.

The pizzeria uses the best quality ingredients. Parma ham, buffalo mozzarella and everything you can imagine for an Italian pizza.